Home Made Cordials

 

 

We had some donated limes not long ago, way too many to use in a hurry so we thought, what can we do to preserve them? We could have done the oil and salt way, or juiced them and froze the juice and zest separately. But I wanted to try something I had not done before.

So Cordial it was.

I made three kinds, Lemon, Lime and Lemon & Lime. 

 This will make approximately 2 litres

The ingredients you will need (Depending on which one you would like to try)

Lemons

Zest

 Lemon cordial

1.5kl sugar

1 tablespoon Citric acid

Zest and juice of 8 medium or 6 large lemons

4 cups boiling water

Or make it Lime cordial

1.5kl sugar

1 tablespoon Citric acid

Zest and juice of 8 medium or 6 large limes and 1 lemon

4 cups boiling water

Citric acid and water

Sugar

Or make it Lemon Lime

1.5kl sugar

1 tablespoon Citric acid

Zest and juice of 5 medium or 4 large limes and 3-4 lemon

4 cups boiling water

Lemon Juice

As you can see by the ingredients they are all pretty much the same other than the citrus you add. You could choose to use oranges instead, just be sure not to use more than you need, they basically need to be approximately the same about in Juice and Zest in each recipe (Which I didn't think to weigh when I made these oops!)

 How to put it together..... 

 Place sugar, citric acid and lemon zest and boiling water in a large heatproof bowl.

Stir sugar until it dissolves then add the lemon juice.

Leave it to stand overnight or until it cools

 

Strain with a fine sieve,

Pour into sterilised bottles and seal.

Cordial can be used immediately or stored in a cool place for later.

You will be surprised. These recipes taste just like the bought ones only you know what goes into it because you made it.